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    E-bay item

    Engineers: On e-bay, item #180085672558 GP38 Proto 2000, Any good? Happy Jose
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    MRs videos

    Videos Engineers: Funny, I received only three, Haqppy Jose
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    MRs videos

    Engineers: What happened to the monthly DVDs Dream-Plan-Build by MR? I thought they were great!!!! Happy Jose
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    Road Title

    Engineers: Anyone out there know of anyone making a 3 or 4 bay hopper car for the Lake Erie Franklin & Clarion Railroad Company road? I may have to resort to decals. Happy Jose
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    Kadee's whisker

    "Whiskers Thank you one and all. You'e been most helpful. Happy Jose
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    Kadee's whisker

    Engineers: I haven't used the "whisker" coupler yet. Do we need to use a shim to take the place of the brass spring on top of the coupler? Happy Jose
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    Old Rivarossi 4-4-2

    Engineers: Does any old timer know if the 4-4-2s tender picks up power on the right side and the loco picks power on the left side only? There also is a wire coming from the tender floor that goes to the motor in the cab. The loco alone weighs 18 ounces. The motor turns over fine. I was...
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    Atlas RS3

    Rs3 RIGHT!!! I remember now. THANKS ALL for your response. Happy Jose
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    Atlas RS3

    Engineers: This is my week for problems. I just got two Atlas RS3s and I need help getting the shells off without breaking them all apart. One has a bright headlight and the other is dim. Id like to see what happening under the hood. On the bottom of the chassis are numbers 37701. Id like to...
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    Bacmann decapod short

    Engineers: I put a decapod on the track turned up the power and I heard a click and saw a puff of smoke rising from the loco. Any ideas? Its brand new. The MRC power pack I have has a pilot light and it dims when the power is applied. Thats two I have with the same problem. Any easy fix...
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